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While My Heart Beats

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Released
  
Jun 12, 2012

Length
  
38:22

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Label
  
Monkeywrench

Recorded
  
2009–2011 at Horseback Court, Blue Mountain, Montana

While My Heart Beats is the second studio album by the American musician Jeff Ament. It is his second solo album apart from his main band, Pearl Jam, preceded by 2008's Tone.

Contents

Background

The album was recorded between April 2009 and May 2011 at Horseback Court, Ament's studio in Blue Mountain, Montana. Frequent Ament collaborator Richard Stuverud performed drumming duties on most of the album; Ament's Pearl Jam bandmate Matt Cameron drummed for two tracks, "When The Fire Comes" and "War In Your Eyes". Additional guitar work was done on "When The Fire Comes" and "War In Your Eyes" by Pearl Jam's Mike McCready. Joseph Arthur, Ament's bandmate from RNDM, provided the vocals for "When The Fire Comes".

Track listing

  1. Ulcers & the Apocalypse - 3:14
  2. When the Fire Comes - 3:27
  3. War in Your Eyes - 3:48
  4. While My Heart Beats - 6:36
  5. Shout and Repeat - 2:38
  6. Give It a Name - 2:31
  7. The Answers - 3:36
  8. Time to Pay - 2:26
  9. Take My Hand - 2:58
  10. Down to Sleep - 4:16
  11. Never Forget - 2:52

Personnel

  • Jeff Ament – all instruments (unless otherwise noted), additional recording
    • Additional musicians and production
  • Richard Stuverud – drums
  • Mike McCready - "Atmospheric" guitar on "When The Fire Comes" & "War In Your Eyes"
  • Matt Cameron - drums on "When The Fire Comes" & "War In Your Eyes"
  • Joseph Arthur – lead vocals on "When The Fire Comes"
  • Brett Eliason – recording, mixing
  • Ed Brooks – mastering at RMI
  • John Burton, Floyd Reitsma – additional recording
  • Regan Hagar - Layout
  • Don Pendleton - Logo, cover & back paintings
  • Inside photo by P.

    • References

    While My Heart Beats Wikipedia
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